Is Lead ammunition bad for your Handgun ?

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I hear so many people say Lead amo is so bad for your Handguns in time it screws the gun up then I hear other people say it dose not do nothing to the gun I don't know who to believe am I really doing damage to my handgun or is it ok to use Lead amo in my guns ? if you guys can help me out in some advice that would be great Thanks guys .
 
They have been using lead since guns were invented. It won't damage your gun if you take care of your guns. I shoot lead through my glock all day long without issue because i clean it if lead starts building up.
 
Spawn-Inc said:
They have been using lead since guns were invented. It won't damage your gun if you take care of your guns. I shoot lead through my glock all day long without issue because i clean it if lead starts building up.
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I herd Glocks have trouble shooting Lead , did you replace your barrel ?
 
Glock rifling can cause some pretty heavy lead deposits to be left in the barrel if using non-jacketed bullets. It's a pain to clean but doesn't damage the firearm at all.
 
trev82 said:
I herd Glocks have trouble shooting Lead , did you replace your barrel ?
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No, factory barrel. The lube recipe I got off cast boolits seems to work great to help reduce leading along with properly sized bullets and proper alloy of lead.
 
If I couldn't shoot cast, I'd only be able to afford to shoot an SKS

I've got a .308 Mauser with a frosted bore. After 50 or 60 rounds my patches will push out strings of lead. Only bought to thing to shoot off old reloads that I can't feed my m305, though. It'll be for sale at the next gun show I do.
 
Mark-II said:
If I couldn't shoot cast, I'd only be able to afford to shoot an SKS

I've got a .308 Mauser with a frosted bore. After 50 or 60 rounds my patches will push out strings of lead. Only bought to thing to shoot off old reloads that I can't feed my m305, though. It'll be for sale at the next gun show I do.
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hear in Manitoba we got Gun shows ? lol the reason I ask is cause I am still new lol , but good news is I just had the CFO phone me telling me all I need to do is come down to there location to give them my club membership info so I can go pick up my guns lol, boy I hope I can shoot my GSG at the range tomorrow lol
 
Polygonal rifled barrels like those in Glocks can lead up (even dangerously so) if you do not clean the barrel of lead regularly. That being said, lead bullets shoot perfectly well and accurately if the gun is cleaned on a consistent basis and you use a good bullet lube. A very few specialty guns like Desert Eagles apparently don't mix well with lead bullets because they are gas operated and the lead can foul the gas system. Aside from a few exceptions, however, lead bullets are perfectly satisfactory for most guns. They are much more economical (almost free if you have a source of scrap lead and do your own casting) and the right ones can be extremely accurate. I use lead bullets for virtually every handgun I shoot from 25 ACP right up to 44 mag and 45 ACP and am very happy with them.
 
"...handguns that have never seen a..." Like most .22's, high end target pistols and not, plus hordes of .38's. Anybody who tells you lead bullets are bad for handguns is very confused. Mind you, if you shoot 'em too fast they can lead the barrel.
 
trev82 said:
what kinda guns do you own ?
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I have a 5.5" Redhawk (in .44 Mag) that I bought NIB and has never seen a jacketed bullet or commercial round, all ammo has all been cast bullet handloads for it. I have an S&W Model 66-1 that I personally have never shot jacketed through, though I am sure it saw them somewhere before I acquired it. Of course, all my rimfires have never seen jacketed bullets and my Armco tuned Norc 1911 has seen only a very few jacketed bullets, at least 95% of its round count has been cast as well.

I use jacketed bullets in my 9mm's, as the cost of BDX ammo makes reloading pointless for general practice use. For steel plates I use plated bullets in the 9mm's, they run cleaner and give less trouble with the polygonal rifling in my Glock.


Mark
 
I use lead in my GP-100 and rossi 92 with no issues.

Switching back and forth between jacketed and lead isn't a good idea without a thorough scrub in between. Otherwise fill yer boots.
 
I have never had a issue shooting lead...

I've even fired lead out of my 9mm at +P speeds (linotype alloy)

Please lead is so much cheaper to shoot than tungsten carbide :)
 
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